Your candidacy is currently being considered for a requisition for an Alight Inc group company. As you may be aware, Alight has announced intent to divest its Payroll & Professional Services business to HIG Capital. After the transaction closes, this position will be aligned to the new Payroll & Professional Services owned by HIG Capital (‘Divested Group’). By applying for this position which will be with the Divested Group company, you understand and agree to the information you submitted for your application with Alight being shared with the Divested Group company. In addition, if you are made an offer of employment, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with the Divested Group company employment policies.

The Role

As part of it’s continued growth within the Alight Kochi shared services division, Alight are now seeking a commercially minded Finance specialist to join the R2R / controllership Finance team.

• This role will be an integral part of a finance team dedicated to providing support to our growing operations. This role will actively manage the Country/ Entity Finance by producing and presenting insightful analysis that supports book closure and decision making. The successful candidate must have the flexibility to deal with a wide range of client services.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting/ Controllership Responsibilities

• Perform Month end close accounting & reporting, variance analysis and preparation of supporting commentary

• Preparing balance sheet recons and identification and management of any potential risks, Ownership of entity Balance Sheets,

• Audit & Compliance - Supporting Entity Audit - Internal & Statutory audit support and completion. To support and ensure the smooth running and timely completion of Group audit, local statutory and Tax audits for entities by adhering to the timelines. Provide sufficient back ups to the auditor when requested.

• Performing all the Project accounting related activities, time analysis and follow up, reporting, revenue recognition and accurately book the revenue in the system.

• Support Identification of areas of risk, under-performance, improvement and opportunity and development of action plan to resolve

• Ensure financial compliance with contracts

• Involvement in Reporting requirements including Variance Reporting, Cash flow analysis, P&L and Balance sheet reviews

• Monitor Debtors, creditors and accrued and deferred income

• Supporting on-site business teams ( Accounts Executives, Accounts Directors, Finance Managers and Directors )

• Identification of process improvements to support the management team and improve the delivery of information across the division

• Ensure all control requirements are met with on a timely basis

Other Responsibilities

• Resolving ad-hoc queries from onsite counterparts within and outside the division

• Completion of all process related MI’s and governance tools

• Support / cover for other members of the finance team as required

Candidate Profile

Essential Skills

• Candidates with ICWA/CA/CIMA/ACCA / qualification (Part/Completed) or MBA or Qualified by experience

• Minimum of 6-10 years of experience.

• Minimum 2 year experience within R2R function

• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills

• Ability to work alone and as part of a team, working to tight deadlines.

• Ability to work on multiple assignments

• Strong organizational skills to ensure completion of multiple activities within tight reporting deadlines

• Excellent Excel skills are vital given the nature of the responsibilities

• Strong on finance fundamentals

Personal Attributes

• Organized and proactive, tenacious with an enthusiasm to support the business

• Highly numerate with strong analytical and problem solving skills, plus excellent attention to detail

• Team player

• Ability to work under pressure

• Eager for additional responsibilities and looking for career progression within the organization

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Pay Transparency Statement: Alight considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Alight makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level. Alight also offers a comprehensive benefits package; for specific details on our benefits package, please visit: https://bit.ly/Alight_Benefits

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.

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